Monthly Archives: August 2013

KDE Media Portal provides easy access to video content

The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) has introduced the KDE Media Portal (http://mediaportal.education.ky.gov). It provides school administrators, teachers, KDE staff and others throughout the state access to a single, central repository for all of the agency’s video content. Users will no longer need to search multiple locations for KDE videos. Users should find it easy to locate all videos; they [...]

By |2013-09-03T11:32:08-04:00August 29, 2013|

The Wonder of Summer

Allison Hunt Although the general public may believe teachers “get the summer off,” we know that is not reality.  Summer is, however, often a time for personal and professional rejuvenation.  Stepping out of the classroom and into new experiences definitely transforms my teaching and helps provide new energy as the school year begins. This summer was especially enriching [...]

By |2013-09-03T11:31:52-04:00August 29, 2013|

Education advocate named head of GCIPL

Cindy Baumert Cindy Baumert has been named director of the Governor’s Commonwealth Institute for Parent Leadership (GCIPL), a program of the Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence. Baumert is a 2000 graduate of the program, which helps parents become knowledgeable and effective partners in efforts to improve local schools. She also has been a member of the Prichard Committee [...]

By |2013-09-03T11:42:45-04:00August 29, 2013|

Book Fair Travel Grant

The Kentucky Book Fair, Inc. invites you to apply for a library travel grant provided by Graviss’ McDonald’s and proceeds from the 2012 Kentucky Book Fair. The grant is established to help finance travel for school and public library groups to Children’s Day on Friday, Nov. 15, 2013, at the Frankfort Convention Center. Minimum grants will be $250 and maximum [...]

By |2019-04-03T14:02:23-04:00August 29, 2013|

Social Studies conference planned for Oct. 9-10

The 2013 Annual Conference for the Kentucky Council for the Social Studies is Oct. 9-10 in Bowling Green at the Sloane Convention Center/Holiday Inn University Plaza. The theme for this year’s conference “Social Studies: Charting a Course for the Future” reflects the many disciplines and routes that teachers take as they prepare students for life after graduation. The conference offers 35+ sessions covering many [...]

By |2013-09-03T11:44:46-04:00August 29, 2013|

Social studies field trip opportunity

Fort Boonesborough will have a special school day this season on Sept. 20,  preceding the weekend reenactment of the 1778 Siege of Boonesborough. Students will tour the fort, and visit camps of re-enactors who portray settlers, hunters, scouts, Native Americans, and others.  The current plan based on availability of participants, is to have a reenactment of the Siege at 11:30 a. [...]

By |2013-09-03T11:45:06-04:00August 29, 2013|

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. art and essay contests

Yesterday was the 50th anniversary of the civil rights march on Washington, D.C. where Dr. Martin Luther King delivered his famous, “I have a dream…” speech. Building upon Dr. King’s passion and leadership, the Governor’s Office of Minority Empowerment offers students a chance to creatively express ways to work together to generate opportunities to better themselves and society as a whole with [...]

By |2020-09-22T10:53:27-04:00August 29, 2013|

Kentucky Exceptional Children’s Conference T-shirt design contest

The Council for Exceptional Children invites students to create an image that will be featured on T-shirts for the Annual Exceptional Children's Conference held Nov. 24-26, 2013 at the Galt House in Louisville. This contest is open to students with disabilities in grades K-12. The theme is Putting Plans into Action! The entry deadline is Sept. 27, 2013. Entries submitted by email [...]

By |2013-08-20T21:45:02-04:00August 22, 2013|
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